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11 hours ago in Community, Education, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Cornell to launch part-time, online bachelor’s degree in 2027

Cornell is launching a new program to increase accessibility to higher education.

3 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

USDA: Trader Joe’s product could contain foreign material

According to the USDA, 20-ounce plastic bag packages of Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice could be contaminated with a foreign material, specifically glass.

3 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Variety of Weber grill brushes recalled for ingestion hazard

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a variety of Weber brushes have metal bristles that can detach, posing an ingestion hazard and risk of serious internal injuries.

4 days ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local

Kinney Pharmacy to close in downtown Ithaca

Kinney Drugs, located near Fall Creek in the 500 block of North Cayuga Street, is preparing for its last day in business.

4 days ago in Business, Community, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local

Chipotle coming to Village of Lansing at site of former restaurant

On February 24, the Village of Lansing Planning Board approved the site plan for the popular food chain on Graham Road West.

5 days ago in Lifestyle

Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here’s what the experts have to say

Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand?

6 days ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Meatballs sold at Aldi recalled for metal contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that 32-ounce bags of frozen Bremer Family Size Italian-Style Meatballs could be contaminated with metal.

6 days ago in Community, Education, Lifestyle, Local

Historic marker for Toni Morrison installed in Ithaca

On February 18, the late Nobel Prize-winning author and activist Toni Morrison was honored with a historic marker from the Pomeroy Foundation.

Sports

4 hours ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

6 hours ago in Sports

President of Iran’s soccer federation says World Cup participation in US is in doubt

The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country.

3 days ago in Sports

NCAA football oversight committee proposes stiff penalties for violations of transfer portal window

The NCAA football oversight committee is recommending emergency legislation to protect the transfer portal window by issuing penalties for schools and coaches who circumvent the rules.

3 days ago in Sports

US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as ‘clearly fake’ after anti-Canada slur

American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning Olympic gold, calling it fake and something he would never say.

4 days ago in Sports

Max Scherzer and Toronto Blue Jays agree to $3 million, 1-year deal, AP source says

Max Scherzer is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays. Two weeks into spring training, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has agreed with the reigning American League champions on a $3 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press early Thursday.

4 days ago in Community, Education, Local, Sports

SUNY Cortland to present 2 alums with honorary award

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey and Special Olympics New York CEO Stacey Bohne Hengsterman will receive Doctor of Humane Letters at a graduation ceremony this spring.

6 days ago in Sports

Kevin Durant says he wants to play for US men’s basketball team at 2028 Olympics in LA

"I didn't want to just take my name out of consideration just because of the simple fact that I'm older and I did it before"

6 days ago in Sports

UFL restricts punting beyond 50-yard line and makes 60-plus field goals worth 4 points

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won’t allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each…

National

6 hours ago in National

FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act

A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, as a potential act of terrorism.

6 hours ago in National

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday.

3 days ago in National

What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday’s primaries

After months of speculating, pontificating and spinning, the midterm election season begins in earnest Tuesday. The primary results in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas will provide some of the first concrete evidence for what voters want as President Donald Trump's second term approaches the halfway mark.

4 days ago in National

Hillary Clinton is testifying as part of the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York on Thursday as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton.

4 days ago in National

Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization

Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin Thursday in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats

President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven't benefited from Trump's policies.

6 days ago in National

Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

7 days ago in National

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

An armed man entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m.

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5 hours ago in Community, Local

Cortland house fire ruled accidental

On Feb. 28th, firefighters were called to a home in the city’s Fifth Ward just before 2:30 p.m. after a neighbor saw smoke coming from the structure.

5 hours ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Fugitive from justice arrested in Ithaca

On Feb. 26, just after 1 p.m., deputies assisted the Cornell Police Department in taking Alvonsey Manigault into custody as a fugitive from justice.

10 hours ago in Community, Local, Politics

What’s new about SNAP? Tompkins County DSS leader explains

Tompkins County Department of Social Services Commissioner Brittanie Earle tells 607 News Now federal law changed last year. 

10 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD says pedestrian struck Feb. 10 was trying to cross street

Investigators determined a pedestrian was trying to cross Elmira Road on Feb. 10 when they were struck by someone driving a Chevrolet Silverado.

11 hours ago in Community, Education, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Cornell to launch part-time, online bachelor’s degree in 2027

Cornell is launching a new program to increase accessibility to higher education.

Entertainment

4 hours ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

4 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Scream 7’ opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

Thirty years after the original slasher movie opened in theaters, "Scream 7" debuted with a franchise-best $64.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

6 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Sinners’ takes top prize at the Actor Awards, setting up an Oscar showdown

After a near awards-season sweep by "One Battle After Another," "Sinners" won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild's 32nd Actor Awards on Sunday, shaking up the Oscar race and setting up a potential nail-biter finale in two weeks at the Academy Awards.

6 hours ago in Entertainment

What to Stream: Harry Styles, ‘War Machine,’ Steve Carell, ‘Young Sherlock’ and Pokémon Pokopia

Harry Styles' fourth solo album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally," and Guy Ritchie's detective series "Young Sherlock" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s ‘Matter of Time’

The first time Eddie Vedder toured without Pearl Jam, he made some glaring mistakes onstage and felt discouraged. A few shows later, he ran into Bruce Springsteen, who told him that performing solo is terrifying but that vulnerability can be a force to harness.

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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.

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Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

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Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars

A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.